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Rining WEI (Tony), PhD, teaches courses related to English language education and research methods at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, at the Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU, where he serves as Deputy Head of Department. He has supervised nearly 30 master’s and PhD dissertations to successful completion, which cover three areas: (1) English Education & TESOL [Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages], (2) Bilingual Education & Bilingualism (BEB), with a particular focus on individual differences (e.g., grit and resilience) in learning an additional language, and (3) English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

Currently, Dr. Wei also serves as
(1) Co-Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of EAP: Research and Practice [published by the UK’s third oldest university press](https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/id/94/?flush=1)
&
(2) Associate Editor The TESOL International Journal [Scopus-indexed] (https://www.tesol-international-journal.com/)

To download Dr. Wei's papers (free of charge), please visit his webpages at Academia.edu or ResearchGate.

Qualifications
- • Ph.D. in Bilingual Education & Bilingualism (BEB), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- • B.S. in Mathematics Education, Shenzhen University
Experience
- Associate Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) - 2021 to (now)
- Assistant Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) - 2014 to 2021
- Lecturer (part-time), Hang Seng University of Hong Kong - 2013 to 2014
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 2012 to 2014
- Mathematics Teacher, Nanshan Foreign Language School, Shenzhen - 2001 to 2004
Research interests
- Dr Wei is interested in working with professional colleagues and postgraduate students on topics in the following broad fields:
- Bilingual Education & Bilingualism (BEB)
- English Education & TESOL
- English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
- Quantitative methods in applied linguistics
- Recent papers downloadable from: http://xjtlu.academia.edu/RiningTonyWEI or https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rining-Wei (please copy and paste this link onto your browser)
Articles
- Wei, R., Kong, M. & Liu, Z. (accepted, to be published in 2022). Profiling Foreign-language Knowing Ethnic Minorities in China: An exploratory study based on a big-data survey. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (ESCI-indexed & Scopus-indexed)
- Luo, X., & Wei, R. # (2021). Is multilingualism linked to a higher tolerance of homosexuality? Evidence from a national survey. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.1874002 (# corresponding author)
- Wei, R., Jiang, H. & Kong, M. (2021) Attitudes toward trilingualism: A survey study of Chinese Mongolian university students. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42(3), 291-306.
- Wei, R., Liu, H. & Wang, S. (2020) Exploring L2 grit in the Chinese EFL context. System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 93. 102295.
- Kong, M. & Wei, R. (2019) EFL learners' attitudes toward English-medium instruction in China: The influence of sociobiographical variables. Linguistics and Education, 52: 44-51.
- Wei, R., Hu, Y., & Xiong, J. (2019) Effect size reporting practices in applied linguistics research: A study of one major journal. Sage Open, 9(2): 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/2158244019850035
- Wei, R. & Hu, Y. (2019) Exploring the relationship between multilingualism and tolerance of ambiguity: A survey study from an EFL context. Bilingualism: Language & Cognition. 22(5): 1209-1219.
- Kuang, X. & Wei, R. (2018). How framing of nationally and locally sensitive issues varies? A content analysis of news from party and nonparty newspapers in China. Journalism. Vol 19 (9&10): 1435-1451.
- Feng, J., Dai, L., Jiang, J. & Wei, R. (2018). A multi-dimensional discursive construction of cultural heritage sites in China: The case of the Mutianyu Great Wall. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 61 (1&2), 22-47.
- Dodigovic, Marina, Wei, Rining & Jeaco, Stephen 2017 'Trends in Vocabulary Research', TESOL International Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 1-6
- Wei, Rining 2017 '双语教育与双语教师 [Bilingual education and bilingual teachers]', 江苏教育 [Journal of Jiangsu Education, vol. , no. 10, p. 7-9
- So, Daniel, Lau, Karen, Chan, Shui-Duen & Wei, Rining 2016 'An assessment of the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government's 1997 Pǔtōnghuà Curriculum for Primary 1-6 and Secondary 1-5', The Journal of Chinese Sociolinguistics, vol. 26, no. 1, p. 1-23
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2015 'Surveying the English language across China', World Englishes, vol. 32, no. 2, p. 175-189
- Wei, Rining & Feng, Jieyun 2015 'Implementing CLIL for young learners in an EFL context beyond Europe: Grassroots support and language policy in China', English Today, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 55-60
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2015 '大城市民众对外语作为教学语言的支持度之影响因素分析：以北京、上海、天津、广州、深圳、重庆和大连为例 [Factors affecting the support for using a foreign medium of instruction in major Chinese cities: An analysis of evidence from the Survey of Language Situation in China]', Yuyanxue Yanjiu [Linguistic Research], vol. , no. 19, p. 145-158
- Wei, Rining & Li, Guangping 2014 '追求卓越服务经济社会发展----访澳门科技大学协理副校长孙建荣(下) [Pursuing academic excellence and contributing to the socio-economic development of the society: An interview with Prof. SUN Jianrong, Associate Vice Rector of Macau University of Science and Technology (Part 2)]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 8, p. 61-66
- Wei, Rining & Li, Guangping 2014 '追求卓越服务经济社会发展----访澳门科技大学协理副校长孙建荣(上) [Pursuing academic excellence and contributing to the socio-economic development of the society: An interview with Prof. SUN Jianrong, Associate Vice Rector of Macau University of Science and Technology (Part 1)]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 7, p. 60-64
- Wei, Rining 2013 'Chinese-English bilingual education in China: Model, momentum, and driving forces', Asian EFL Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, p. 183-199
- Wei, Rining & Feng, Jieyun 2013 'Book Review: Critical ELT Practices in Asia: Key issues, practices, and possibilities', World Englishes, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 558-561
- Wei, Rining 2012 '再谈外语定量研究中的效应幅度 [Effect size in L2 quantitative research revisited]', Xiandai Waiyu [Modern Foreign Languages], vol. 35, no. 4, p. 416-422
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2012 'The statistics of English in China: An analysis of the best available data from government sources', English Today, vol. 28, no. 3, p. 10-14
- Zhang, Yunyan & Wei, Rining 2012 '当西方遇到东方: 访美国TESOL杂志主编希尔韦拉 [When the West meets the East: An interview with Dr Alan Hirvela, Co-Editor-in-Chief of TESOL Quarterly]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 6, p. 24-33
- Wei, Rining 2012 '[An authorised translation] 如何让大脑保持年轻：阅读、成为双语者及喝咖啡 [Keep your brain young: Read, be bilingual, drink coffee, by Stephen Krashen)', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 10, p. 12-14
- Xiong, Jianhui & Wei, Rining 2011 '社会语言学研究要为国家和社会服务–访教育部语言文字应用研究所研究员苏金智 [Sociolinguistic research should serve the country: An interview with Professor SU Jinzhi at the Institute of Applied Linguistics, Ministry of Education]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 8, p. 17-22+36
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2011 '我国民众对外语作为教学语言的支持度–基于"中国语言文字使用情况调查"的实证研究 [Chinese people's support for using a foreign language as a medium of instruction: Empirical evidence from the Survey of Language Situation in China]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 8, p. 31-36
- Wei, Rining & Xiong, Jianhui 2011 '我国汉英双语教学合法性的探讨 [On the legitimacy of Chinese-English bilingual education in China]', Shijie Jiaoyu Xinxi [Journal of World Education], vol. , no. 6, p. 37-40
- Wei, Rining 2011 'Parental support for Chinese-English bilingual education: A survey of parents of primary and secondary students in Shanghai', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 32, no. 5, p. 481-496
- Wei, Rining 2010 '小学低年级数学双语教学的内容选择（上）[Selection of themes for English-medium instruction for the Mathematics curriculum at lower primary grade levels (Part A)]', 21st Century English Language Teaching Review, vol. , no. 194, p. B1
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2011 '中国大城市外语使用情况调查分析：以北京、上海、天津、广州、深圳、重庆和大连为例 [Foreign language use in Chinese metropolises: An analysis of evidence from a national survey with special reference to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing and Dalan]', Waiyu Jiaoxue yu Yanjiu [Foreign Language Teaching and Research], vol. 43, no. 6, p. 924-933
- Wei, Rining 2010 '小学低年级数学双语教学的内容选择（下）[Selection of themes for English-medium instruction for the Mathematics curriculum at lower primary grade levels (Part B)]', 21st Century English Language Teaching Review, vol. , no. 200, p. B4
- Wei, Rining 2010 '双语教学师资素质的理论构建和现状评述 [Qualities of bilingual education teachers: A review of some theoretical constructs and the status quo]', 21st Century English Language Teaching Review, vol. , no. 212, p. B1
- Wei, Rining 2009 '双语教学的群择基础及其成效 ---- 来自一项家长问卷调查的实证 [Parental support and efficacy of bilingual education in Shanghai: A preliminary analysis based on empirical evidence from a parental questionnaire survey]', Zhongxiaoxue Yingyu Jiaoxue yu Yanjiu [English Teaching and Research Notes], vol. , no. 2, p. 31-35+40
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2008 '中国内地外语使用情况调查分析[An analysis of foreign language use in the Chinese mainland]', Zhongguo Shehui Yuyanxue [The Journal of Chinese Sociolinguistics], vol. , no. 2, p. 9-24
- Lau, C.F. & Wei, Rining 2008 '廉江市区白话概况[An overview of the dialect used in urban Lianjiang City]', Yueyu Yanjiu [Cantonese Studies], vol. , no. 3, p. 47-51
- Wei, Rining 2005 '[An authorised translation] 双语教育的基本原则 [Bilingual education: Basic principles, by Jim Cummins]', Waiguo Zhongxiaoxue Jiaoyu [Elementary and Secondary Schooling Abroad], vol. , no. 8, p. 36-43
- Wei, Rining 2003 '双语教育纵横谈 [On some critical issues in bilingual education]', Zhongxiaoxue Yingyu Jiaoxue yu Yanjiu [English Teaching and Research Notes], vol. , no. 增刊[Supplement], p. 22-26
Books, monographs, compilations and manuals
- Wei, R. & Reynolds, B. (to appear in 2022). (Eds.) TESOL and New Technology: Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Special Issue.
- Wei, R. & Hu, J. (to appear in late 2021). (Eds.) TESOL in the New Era. International Journal of TESOL Studies Special Issue.
- Wei, R. & Gao, X. (to appear in late 2021). (Eds.) New Developments in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Two special columns for Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics.
- Dodigovic, Marina, Jeaco, Stephen & Wei, Rining (eds.) 2017 Special issue: Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Vocabulary, TESOL INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL,
Chapters, cases, readings and supplements
- Zhang, Y. & Wei, R. (2021). Strategic use of L1 in Chinese EMI classrooms: A translanguaging perspective. In Tsou, Wenli & Baker, Will (Eds.), English-Medium Instruction Translanguaging Practices in Asia: Theories, Frameworks and Implementation in Higher Education (pp. 101-118). Singapore: Springer.
- Zhang, Y. & Wei, R., (2020). “English can be in the plural!”: Knowledge shock for MA TESOL students in a world Englishes module. In Banegas, Darío (Ed.), Content Knowledge in English Language Teacher Education: International Insights (pp. 97-111). London: Bloomsbury.
- Wei, Rining, Feng, Jieyun & Ma, Qing 2017, 'College students' perspectives regarding EMI and their English learning motivational intensity' in Zhao,Jing; Dixon,Quentin; (eds) English-Medium Instruction in Chinese Universities: Perspectives, Discourse and Evaluation, Routledge, pp. 45-58
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2017, '大城市民众对双语教学的支持度--- 基于"中国语言文字使用情况调查"的实证研究 [Extent of support for Chinese-English bilingual education in major Chinese cities: An analysis of evidence from the Survey of Language Situation in China]' in 郭龙生、郭熙 (L. Guo & X. Guo) (eds) 语言能力与语言政策研究 [Studies of Language Competence and Language Policy] (pp. 277-293), 世界图书出版公司 [World Publishing Corporation], pp. 277-293
- Dodigovic, Marina, Mlynarski, Jacob & Wei, Rining 2016, 'Vocabulary Size Assessment as a Predictor of Plagiarism' in Christina Gitsaki and Christine Coombe (eds) Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing: Research and Practice, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 222-235
- Wei, Rining & Su, Jinzhi 2012, '中国内地外语使用情况调查分析 [An analysis of foreign language use in the Chinese mainland]' in 赵蓉辉 (R. Zhao ) (eds) 国家战略视角下的外语与外语政策 [Foreign Language in the Perspective of National Strategy], 北京大学出版社 [Peking University Press], pp. 110-126
- Wei, Rining & Xiong, Jianhui 2010, '论双语教育比较研究中的可比性 [Comparability in bilingual education research]' in 陆蓉 [R. Lu] (eds) 行走在双语路上----基于实践的双语教师能力建设 [Practice-based Capacity Building for Bilingual Teachers], 浙江大学出版社 [Zhejiang University Press], pp. 257-272
- Wei, Rining 2008, '文莱的双语教育及其启示 [A review of bilingual education in Brunei: An introduction and some implications for Mainland China]' in 王斌华 [B. Wang] (eds) 双语教学的回眸与前瞻: 国际视野本土实验 [Retrospect and Prospect of Bilingual Education: International perspectives and local experiments], 上海教育出版社 [Shanghai Education Publishing House], pp. 74-83
- Wei, Rining 2005, '对当前双语教学模糊认识的澄清 [Clarification of some current misunderstandings about bilingual education in Mainland China]' in 张治、熊建辉 [In Z. Zhang & J. Xiong] (eds) 双语教育研究与实践 [Research and Practice of Bilingual Education], 上海社会科学院出版社[Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press], pp. 22-30
- Wei, Rining & Xiong, Jianhui 2005, '我国双语教学现状与趋势 [Bilingual education in Mainland China: the status quo and its trend]' in 张治、熊建辉[Z. Zhang & J. Xiong] (eds) 双语教育研究与实践 [Research and Practice of Bilingual Education], 上海社会科学院出版社 [Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press], pp. 8-21
Conference presentations
- Wei, R. (2021). The peer review process and its challenges. Invited presentation at the Panel ‘Publishing Your First Journal Article’ of the 2021 Global English Education China Assembly, Hangzhou, China.
- Liu, Z. and Wei, R. (2021). Exploring L2 engagement: A big-data survey of secondary school EFL learners. Paper presented at the 2021 Global English Education China Assembly, Hangzhou, China.
- Wei, R. & Zheng, Y. (2021). Application of big data in language Education: Current situation and future challenges (大数据在语言教育中的应用: 现状与挑战). The 3rd National High-end Forum on Computational Social Sciences: the New Era and New Paradigms for Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (第三届全国计算社会科学高端论坛), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Li, Y. & Wei, R. (2020). Use of linguistic codes and Needs for foreign language learning amongst healthy seniors in Jiangsu Province (江苏(中)老年人语码使用现状和外语需求调查). The 2nd China Geronto-linguistics Academic Forum (第二届全国老年语言学讲习班暨学术论坛), Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
- Wei, R. (2019). Research on foreign language life in the big data era: Use of data from nation-wide surveys. The 2nd Frontier Forum on Linguistics & Applied Linguistics of Shantou University, Shantou, China.
- Wei, R. & Wang, S. (2019). Exploring ‘L2 grit’ in the Chinese EFL context. The 17th Asia Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) International Conference, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Wei, R. (2018). How small is “small”? Interpreting effect sizes in bilingualism research (2011-2017). 2018 International Conference on Bilingual Learning and Teaching, The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Wei, R. (2018). “It is more than content!”-Raising teachers’ language awareness in primary-school CBI classrooms in China. The 2nd International Conference on English Across the Curriculum (EAC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
- Wei, R. & Kong, Y. (2018). Chinese Mongolian students’ attitudes toward trilingualism: A survey study. The 10th International Symposium on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in China, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China.
- Wei, R. & Hu, Y. (2018). Students’ attitudes toward China English: Calling for research with higher methodological rigour. The 16th Asia Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) International Conference, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Grants
- WEI, Rining (PI) 2020 多语教育与国家认同研究(Exploring the link between multilingual education and national identity). Key Research Project funded by the Chinese Society for Multilingualism and Multilingual Education affiliated to the International Association of Multilingual Education (国际多语教育协会中国区多语能力与多语教育研究会重点课题)
- Wei, Rining (PI) 2018, Teachers’ professional development in bilingual education. Jiangsu Educational Science Research Fund. [The other Co-PI: Aihui Wu, Jiangsu University].
- Cheung, Paul (PI) & Wei, Rining (Co-I), Living in Suzhou: A sociolinguistic survey. [This is an inter-disciplinary research project invovleing two XJTLU colleagues: Dr. Beibei TANG (China Studies) and Dr. Ying CHANG (Urban Planning and Development, UPD).]
- Wei, Rining 2017, Principal Investigator, Effect Size Reporting and Interpreting Practices in Academic Journals in Applied Linguistics, Research Development Fund (RDF), XJTLU
- Ruan, Zhoulin & Wei, Rining 2016, Co-Investigator, On the standard framework for Chinese undergraduates' English academic literacy skills, , Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Funding Programme
- Wei, Rining 2014, Co-Investigator, 港澳语文生活研究(A study of the language use of people in Hong Kong and Macao), , Language Commission of China
- Wei, Rining 2014, Co-Investigator, 互联网时代北京旅游的国际营销(International marketing of tourism in Beijing in the Internet era), , Beijing Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Wei, Rining 2014, Co-Investigator, 欧盟国家外语教育政策的比较研究(A comparative study of foreign language education policies in European Union countries), , National Office for Education Sciences Planning of China
- Wei, Rining 2011, Co-Investigator, 语言文字国情调查资料库建设及其深度开发 (Developing a database for data from large-scale language surveys and exploring its application), , Language Commission of China
Professional service activities
- 2019 International Journal of Bilingualism (SSCI)
- 2018 Modern Language Journal (SSCI).
- 2017 Linguistic Research (《语言学研究》) (CSSCI-indexed).
- 2017 TESOL International Journal.
- 2017 World Englishes.
- 2017 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
- 2016 Jiangsu University.
- 2016 Jiangsu University.
- 2015 8th National Conference on Sociolinguistics.
- 2015 System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics.
- 2015 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
- 2015 World Englishes.
- 2014 Language Learning Journal.
- 2014 System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics.
- 2013 Asian EFL Journal.
- 2011 the 4th National Conference on Bilingual Education.
- 2008 the 3rd National Conference on Bilingual Education.
- 2008 Seminar on Bilingual Education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.
- 2007 2007年双语教师专业发展论坛 [2007 Forum on Professional Development of Bilingual Education Teachers].
- 2005 Seminar on Bilingual Education by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.
Teaching activities
- Module Leader for Lng419 Multilingual education and multilingual literacies (for MA Applied Linguistics with specialisation in multilingualism)
- Module Leader for Eng411 Dissertation (for MA TESOL)
- 2015: External examiner for the PhD dissertation ‘Teachers' Mandarin Usage in EFL Classrooms in Two Universities in Southeast Mainland China’ (RMIT University, Australia).
- Module Leader for Eng 115 English as a Global Language
- Module Leader for Eng 216 Bilingualism
Courses taught
- Lng419 Multilingual education and multilingual literacies
- Eng411 Dissertation
- Eng 406 Research Methods
- Eng 318 Applied Linguistics
- Eng 316 An Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Eng 302 Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace
- Eng 216 Bilingualism
- Eng 202 Business Communication
- Eng 115 English as a Global Language
- Eng 103 Introduction to Linguistics
- Lan 003 How Language Works
Professional memberships
- Director of Chinese Society for Multilingualism and Multilingual Education Affiliated to the International Association of Multilingual Education (国际多语教育协会中国区多语能力与多语教育研究会理事)
- Council Member in the Chinese Association of Sociolinguistics (中国社会语言学会理事)
Awards and honours
- Honorary Lecturer, Department of English, University of Liverpool, 2014-now

Telephone
+86 (0)512 (86)0512-8188 4830
Email
Rining.Wei@xjtlu.edu.cn
Address
HS445, Humanities & Social Sciences Building
Dept. of English (ENG)
South Campus, XJTLU
Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District
Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou
P.R.China
215123

Rining WeiPh.D.

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